Florida voters who were disenfranchised were the real parties entitled to raise equal-protection objections to the vote count.
And the remaining 20,000 to 25,000 remaining polar bears in the world were added to Appendix II, which affords less protection, despite some objections from Canada.
And European data protection agencies' fast-flowing objections to the WhatsApp-Facebook data sharing quickly led to Facebook suspending these data flows in the region.
The House hurriedly approved a revised domestic security bill tonight to reflect a new agreement with the White House on reducing worker protections, brushing aside Democratic objections that Republican leaders had added several provisions benefiting businesses and Republican interests.
Despite the generous words, Mr. Bush said he would insist that the Senate, which will still be led by Mr. Daschle in the closing days of a lame-duck session, pass legislation creating a Homeland Security Department, even though Mr. Daschle had blocked it because of objections over protections for workers' rights.
Abramson said Thomas' tenure on the court has been "devastating for women's rights," and highlighted his votes on cases involving equal-pay protections and employers' religious objections to supplying birth control.
By slightly modifying the administration's plan, Mr. Frank appears to have found a middle ground to support the creation of a robust new consumer financial protection agency over the vigorous objections of the banking industry.
But the mobile home bill and separate legislation to increase title insurance fees passed with substantial Democratic backing, despite objections from consumer protection advocates and progressive members, including Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn).
Last year, the Republican-led House blocked the act's renewal over objections to new protections for gay, immigrant and American Indian victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Updated plans to deal with flood risks, which had earlier prompted the Scottish Environment Protection Agency to withdraw its objection to the application, are also included in the addendum, as is an updated traffic management plan.
"Those amendments will also include appropriate protections for religious freedom and conscientious objections," it said.
